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Autodesk Purchases Softimage

Softimage's Booth at SIGGRAPH 2008

Softimage's booth at SIGGRAPH 2008

Yesterday Autodesk announced that it was to acquire Avid’s Softimage. This news has rocked the 3D animation industry to its core. The merger brings two of the biggest competing 3D animation solutions (Autodesk’s Maya and Softimage|XSI) together under one roof. The $35 million deal would give Autodesk control of almost all of Softimage’s assets.

In a press release issued by Autodesk on Thursday the company will continue to develop and offer the following Softimage products: Softimage|XSI, Mod Tool, Face Robot, Cat, Crosswalk, and the Softimage XSI SDK.

This move makes Autodesk the undisputed dominant force in 3D animation and graphics solutions. They now own Maya, the industry standard for computer animation, 3DSMax, and Softimage XSI, among many other products. That portfolio is not only impressive, it’s tenacious. There are few studios out there that are not using one of those products. (more…)

3 Comments Posted Oct 24 at 12:21am EDT in Articles, News - by Bobby Miller